Pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma successfully treated by right pneumonectomy.

نویسندگان

  • Franco Stella
  • Fabio Davoli
  • Jury Brandolini
  • Giampiero Dolci
  • Francesco Sellitri
  • Alessandro Bini
چکیده

A 79-year-old woman had a primary tumor of the pulmonary artery, which was initially diagnosed as chronic pulmonary thromboembolism. Multislice angio-computed tomography showed a solid mass in the right pulmonary artery. Radical resection of the tumor was achieved by right pneumonectomy via a transsternal transpericardial approach. The patient was alive and free of disease 36 months after surgery.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals

دوره 17 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009